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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

What I liked: 
  • Once I read past 200 or so pages, it’s like the author found the plot and the story actually began. I started to enjoy the characters the romance, and everything else more. Nate and Anastasia are really cute. I enjoyed how they supported each other and their character growth, together and as individuals. The hockey team guys are funny and sweet too. I loved their found family dynamics.
- Nate punching Aaron was really satisfying. 
  • I’m curious to read Wildfire to see how it compares to this one and I liked the characters enough to continue reading in the Maple Hills book world. 
  • The ending was astronomically better than the beginning of the book. Overall, I eventually liked Icebreaker and I could see why it’s popular. There are some aspects that bothered me about it though…
What I disliked: 
- Aaron The Asshole sucks and I hate him, especially the way he treated Anastasia. 
  • the beginning is a mess. There’s no direction or storyline. The characters are just partying and having sex, talking about sex, or insinuating it. I don’t mind sex scenes and they don’t bother me. However, they don’t need to be so frequent and in every moment the main characters are together. It was just too much in one book. That’s something that I don’t like about adult romance books. 
  • British phrases in a book set in the USA and the characters are American? So weird. I guess it could be the quirky thing that the author writes but it seemed so odd and out of place to me. 
  • The book is written in dual pov, which I usually prefer and love, but it did feel repetitive at times in this one. 
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ajanel98's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was a good book. Some spicy scenes. I got through 3/4 of it super fast but then I put it down and it took me a while to pick it back up. I found myself skimming the last 1/4 of the book. I felt it began to be slightly repetitive and predictable. The characters were great though and there were so many cute moments. 
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jaemeappel's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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alexmall029's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

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lindsaymc74's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I didn’t really see where the plot was going. Like it to me was just a figure skater and a hockey player having sex the whole book except for the last few chapters. But even then I thought it was dense and hard to have interest in
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kdb1121's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventuresinpages's review against another edition

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3.0

***If disorder eating is a thing you struggle with, be forewarned. There were no trigger/content warnings in the ebook I was reading and it gets brought up a lot.***

So much repetitive conflict and it was very obvious where it 
was going and the pay off didn’t feel worth it. I also kinda hated the epilogue. Nate has the personality of a wide rule sheet of notebook paper. I wanted more for him.
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maggienoodles's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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paigephillips's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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amber_bookworm's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Genuinely enjoyed this as a lighthearted read (even if got slightly more x rated than I was expecting). Would call it a perfect holiday read.
I would say, these are such *perfect* characters with their loveable qualities and ability to process emotions with therapy - it bordered on unrealistic and slightly took away from getting into the story. 
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